Barack Hussein ObamaBarack Hussein Obama

By Seth RaffertyBy Seth Rafferty

Early LifeEarly Life

• Barack Obama was given the gift of Barack Obama was given the gift of life on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu, life on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Kenyan father and Hawaii to a Kenyan father and American mother. His parents knew American mother. His parents knew he had something special. he had something special.

• He went to the university of Chicago. He went to the university of Chicago. He paid $316, 962. He paid $316, 962.

Adult LifeAdult Life

• Obama took Michelle Obama, a Chicago Obama took Michelle Obama, a Chicago native, as his wife. Barack and Michelle native, as his wife. Barack and Michelle met in Chicago, and a few mouths later, met in Chicago, and a few mouths later, Michelle was pregnant! Michelle was pregnant!

• She had two children named, Malia She had two children named, Malia Anne (their first) who, was born in 1998 Anne (their first) who, was born in 1998 and followed by, a second daughter, and followed by, a second daughter, Natasha, known as Sasha, who was born Natasha, known as Sasha, who was born in 2001.in 2001.

CareerCareer• Obama is the 44Obama is the 44thth president of the USA! I president of the USA! I

don’t know about you, but I think that’s a don’t know about you, but I think that’s a job that would make you very busy! He job that would make you very busy! He was elected on November 4th 2008. was elected on November 4th 2008.

• Barack Obama has lots of stress on his Barack Obama has lots of stress on his hands because of all of the responsibilities hands because of all of the responsibilities of being a president, like making fair laws, of being a president, like making fair laws, trying to help make decisions, and so trying to help make decisions, and so much more! much more!

• Obama was never famous until he was Obama was never famous until he was the the first first African American to be elected African American to be elected president of the USA!president of the USA!

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• I am very glad Obama is our president, I am very glad Obama is our president, because he is kind to all and makes fair because he is kind to all and makes fair laws. He does a lot for this country. We laws. He does a lot for this country. We should all be very thankful for what Barack should all be very thankful for what Barack Obama does.Obama does.

• I like him because Obama served for four I like him because Obama served for four years as a state senator and used his years as a state senator and used his position to create programs such as the position to create programs such as the state Earned Income Tax Credit that state Earned Income Tax Credit that provided more than $100 million in tax cuts provided more than $100 million in tax cuts to families over three years. to families over three years.

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